Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components were tested over the Martian temperature range for their use in a Mars proximity microtransceiver development project. These COTS components include off-chip IF filters, off-chip TCXOs, and on-chip components such as MOSFETS, resistors and capacitors. The on-chip components are from a rad-hard silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) IC process. Novel methods were developed to reliably measure component characteristics at cryogenic temperatures. Measurements were then taken from 25/spl deg/C to -120/spl deg/C in steps of 20/spl deg/C. The results achieved look promising and provide useful information for analog circuit designers developing circuitry for extreme low temperature ranges.


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    Title :

    Low temperature performance of COTS electronic components for Martian surface applications


    Contributors:
    Tugnawat, Y. (author) / Kuhn, W. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2006-01-01


    Size :

    1088349 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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